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#1: THE CLERGY-MAN'S RECREATION: SHEWING THE PLEASURE AND PROFIT OF THE ART OF GARDENING & #2: THE GENTLEMANS RECREATION OR THE SECOND PART OF THE ART OF GARDENING IMPROVED & #3: FRUIT-GARDEN KALENDAR OR A SUMMARY OF THE ART OF MANAGING THE FRUIT GARDEN Three Volumes Bound As One
by Lawrence, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Bernard Lintott. Good+. 1717. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. #1: THE CLERGY-MAN'S RECREATION (1717) 84pp. 5th edition. #2: THE GENTLEMANS RECREATION (1717) w/pictorial frontis & Preface, 117pp. 2nd edition w/pictorial frontis + Preface, Contents & Appendix. #3: FRUIT-GARDEN KALENDAR (1736) 144pp 2nd Edition + Preface, Dedication, Introduction, 4 fold out copper plates & Appendix. Decorative head and tail pieces. Full leather. Covers decorated with a double gilt ruled border. Raised bands on spine. Cracked hinges with covers firmly attached. Prior owners signature on front endpaper. Gardens, Trees, Plants, Botany ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 345 pages .
Details
- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16703
- Title
- #1: THE CLERGY-MAN'S RECREATION: SHEWING THE PLEASURE AND PROFIT OF THE ART OF GARDENING & #2: THE GENTLEMANS RECREATION OR THE SECOND PART OF THE ART OF GARDENING IMPROVED & #3: FRUIT-GARDEN KALENDAR OR A SUMMARY OF THE ART OF MANAGING THE FRUIT GARDEN Three Volumes Bound As One
- Author
- Lawrence, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Bernard Lintott
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1717
- Keywords
- Gardening
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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